Reviewer's Choice

DO IT WELL. MAKE IT FUN. THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN LIFE, DEATH, AND ALMOST
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN provides an excellent survey based on the idea that excellence is
the key to success in life - and it offers a different approach to implementing a two-step process
that will lead to more of both. It's a formula that can be applied to any facet of life or business,
and here life experiences and observations make for fun and thought-provoking reflections on the
process of achieving excellence and joy in life. The author is a social worker and middle
manager, and his reflections are well done.

The Economic Studies Shelf

THE REAL CRASH: HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR COUNTRY comes from a
best-selling author and economist who offers a surprising solution to the nation's damaged
economy: America needs to default and declare bankruptcy to fix it. he feels bankruptcy is the
only way for the nation to get out of debt - and argues the U.S. is dangerously close to running
out of money. The American consumer, reflecting the nation's woes, is also running out of money
- and typically has no emergency funds to tap. Therefore, Peter Schiff maintains, consumers need
to stop spending above their means, and must save more. It's a powerful call for consumer and
nation alike to tighten those purse strings before real disaster - and belongs in economics,
business and general-interest lending libraries alike.

The Health/Medicine Shelf

The Healing Remedies Sourcebook: Over 1000 Natural remedies to Prevent and Cure Common
Ailments provides natural remedies for nearly 200 medical issues and comes from eight holistic
disciplines, from traditional folk recipes to herbalism, aromatherapy, homeopathy, flower
remedies and vitamins. Treatments for memory loss, anxiety, high blood pressure, diabetes and
more combine brief histories of remedies with descriptions of how they affect body and mind,
along with an index to help readers easily locate ailments and antidotes. A fine pick for any
health collection, especially those adding to their natural remedies sections who want a broader
viewpoint than many titles offer.

The Insulin Resistance Factor: A Nutritionist's Plan for Reversing the Effects of Syndrome X
teaches the basics of a health plan that tells how to lose weight, gain focus, and find lasting
health. It documents insulin resistance, which affects 1 in 5 people and involves the
overproduction of insulin, and tells how a reader can determine their level of insulin resistance
and how to achieve lasting health through nutritional modifications. Highly recommended!

Emily Snadoz, PhD, Kelly Wilson, PhD, and Troy Dufrene's ACCEPTANCE AND
COMMITMENT THERAPY FOR EATING DISORDERS: A PROCESS-FOCUSED GUIDE
TO TREATING ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA (9781572247338, $59.95) provides a survey of
ACT therapy and how it trains people to face their thoughts and respond in different ways. It's a
recommendation for practitioners and clients alike, discussing how ACT acknowledges eating
disorder behaviors and the underlying purposes they serve, and showing how ACT replaces these
reactions with a different, better set of skills to help clients set aside negative thoughts and make
more useful choices. It's a fine, detailed overview that belongs in any mental health library. Kelly
G. Wilson, PhD works with Troy DuFrene in the accompanying workbook THE WISDOM TO
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: AN ACCEPTANCE & COMMITMENT THERAPY
WORKBOOK FOR OVERCOMING SUBSTANCE ABUSE (9781572249288, $21.95). It
provides a fine addiction recovery workbook based on the acceptance and commitment therapy
outlined above, and can be used alone or in combination with any 12-step program. Discussions,
worksheets and insights abound! Cindy N. Ariel, Ph.D.'s LOVING SOMEONE WITH
ASPERGER'S SYNDROME: UNDERSTANDING & CONNECTING WITH YOUR
PARTNER (9781608820771, $18.95) provides a fine survey for any whose partner has been
diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and considers its effects, its special challenges to
communication skills, and how to develop relationship rules to cope with special Asperger's
challenges. It's packed with tools to help partners build intimacy and communicate on a deeper
level, and comes with exercises, assessments, and analysis perfect for couples just starting
out.

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Carol J. Kershaw & J. William Wade's BRAIN CHANGE THERAPY: CLINICAL
INTERVENTIONS FOR SELF-TRANSFORMATION (9780393705867, $37.50) uses the latest
neuroscientific research and basics from hypnosis, biofeedback and more to help clients reach
stable neurological and emotional states and change attitudes, and is a fine pick for any
psychology holding catering to therapists and clinical applications of scientific research. BCT
discusses how to repattern neural pathways and helps clients create empowering life experiences
that can create then reinforce such pathways. It's a powerful guide for any therapist's arsenal of
treatment options, and a 'must' for any serious psychotherapy reference collection. Terry
Marks-Tarlow's CLINICAL INTUITION IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF
EMBODIED RESPONSE (9780393707038, $35.00) provides college-level collections with a
fine survey of what actually happens in psychotherapy outside the therapeutic models and
techniques. The focus is on how therapists use intuition to connect theory and real-world
experience and explores how intuition is used to share clinical insights. Case studies, stories, and
original artwork pair in a presentation highly recommended for any practicing clinician or
collections catering to psychotherapists. Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin's
BRAIN-BASED PARENTING; THE NEUROSCIENCE OF CAREGIVING FOR HEALTHY
ATTACHMENT (9780393707281, $27.95) is a powerful pick for any collection strong in
parenting and the latest brain research, and provides a fine survey relating brain studies on
learning and parenting to adjusting parenting perspectives. It shows how life experiences affect
brain development and children, exploring the mechanics of healthy parenting and providing an
attachment specialist's perspective. Chapters discuss neuronal processes, hormones, and
chemicals that dictate caregiving in a fine survey linking physiology with psychology and
parenting outcomes.

THE STARCH SOLUTION: EAT THE FOODS YOU LOVE, REGAIN YOUR HEALTH,
AND LOSE THE WEIGHT FOR GOOD! Comes from a bestselling author and his wife who
reveal a starch-rich diet plan can actually help lose weight. There's sure to be a rush for this idea,
which promotes swapping carbs for proteins and fats for a better boost in energy. This book
advocates a plant-based diet and is based on the latest scientific research showing exactly what
foods are best for dieters, and is a pick for any diet library.

Many people believe we're a fat nation because we lack self-control - but fewer Americans are
smoking, many pay close attention to diet and weight - and most still struggle with weight-related
health issues. THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION: SURPRISING LESSONS ABOUT DIETS,
FOOD, AND FAT FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY HBO DOCUMENTARY SERIES
considers what it really takes to reach a healthy weight and offers some eye-opening inspirations,
such as the fact that the average adult only needs to engage in 30 minutes of moderate activity
five times a week in order to maintain a healthy weight. Or what cutting back on portion sizes
can be as simple as using a smaller plate - which used to be the case in the 1950s. An
eye-opening collection of inspiring facts makes this a pick for any general lending library.

The Psychology Shelf

SUBLIMINAL: HOW YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND RULES YOUR BEHAVIOR provides a
fine guide to how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and our perceptions
of relationships. From its ability to misremember important events to misunderstandings, this
link between subliminal and conscious messages makes for a fine account documenting a new
science of the unconscious and of how the subliminal mind affects how we live. Any psychology
and many a health and business holding will find this draws fascinating links between human
perception and behavioral responses.

The second updated edition of Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties and
Communication Problems: There Is Always a Reason provides updated research and information
perfect for health and education holdings, and considers why communications and behavior
difficulties so often occur together. It analyzes mental health and social conditions alike,
demonstrating that improving communication skills can lead to better outcomes, and that speech
and language therapy that can help is often missing for this group. Her guidelines offer
assessments of unmet communications needs in young people and is a 'must' for any collection
looking at physical and mental health connections in kids.

The Art Shelf

STARTING YOUR CAREER AS AN ARTIST: A GUIDE FOR PAINTERS, SCULPTORS,
PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND OTHER VISUAL ARTISTS provides a fine primer for any just
entering the world of art who would understand how to put together and promote a professional
career. It comes from veteran art career professionals who teach the basics of setting up a studio,
following health and business guidelines, developing marketing plans and locating exhibition
venues, and much more. Any artist who would promote a career will find this a winning set of
specific tips for success.

Alan Pensler & Mimi Ginsberg's ABRAHAM MANIEVICH (9781555953454, $60.00) is the
first English-language publication to offer a combination of biography of the artist's life and
catalog of his works, and is a recommendation for any serious arts collection. He was a Russian
painter born in 1881 who produced a major group of successful paintings; yet his works remain
largely unacknowledged. Under the overall heading of Jewish Futurist painting his work shines,
and this discussion offers coverage of his life, works, and the milieu in which he operated.
Jewish and arts holdings alike will find it a definitive, essential work. COLLEEN BROWNING:
THE ENCHANTMENT OF REALISM (9781555953669, $60.00) by Philip Eliasoph offers a
fine catalog of a pivotal realist painter who is one of the few women to make a name for herself
in a male-dominated genre, and packs in an art history with a biographical sketch and review of
Colleen Browning's works, influences, and the art history of the realist movement as a whole.
Packed with full-page images of Browning's extensive creations, this is a definitive survey highly
recommended for any serious arts collection.

The Sports Shelf

A Woman's Guide to Muscle and Strength: Programs You Need for the Body You Want provides
a fine training program that's easy to follow and is a 'must' for women interested in fitness and
strength training. It's a program created for women, by a woman, and targets how women
workout and react to exercise regimens. Step-by-step black and white photos provide all the basic
movements and offer plenty of keys to successful workouts with different objectives in
mind.

Fields of Glory Napoleonic: Wargaming Rules for Napoleonic Tabletop Gaming offers a set of
miniatures tabletop wargaming rules that blends history with all the information needed to
recreate epic battles using miniatures, dice, and tape measures. Here are the complete rules
including explanations of how to play, diagrams of key points, photos of the miniatures during
the game, and Army lists, making this a fine addition to any wargamer's reference
collection!

RUN LESS RUN FASTER: BECOME A FASTER, STRONGER RUNNER WITH THE
REVOLUTIONARY 3-RUN-A-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM appears in a revised updated
edition to include Boston training programs for all 16 qualifying times, and is a 'must' for any
runner who wants to become more efficient. It comes from FIRST (Furman Institute of Running
and Scientific Training) and pairs a user-friendly format with tips on how to get stronger and
faster - by running less. Novices as well as semi-professional runners will find this packed with
approaches to optimize training time for better performances.

The Travel Shelf

Christian Bonetto, et.al.'s SOUTHERN ITALY (9781741792362, $21.99) provides easy to use
maps and a fine in-depth survey from three authors passionate about Southern Italy and is a top
recommendation for any planning a journey to the region. It packs in maps and itineraries as well
as tips on accommodations and restaurants, and provides a fine guide highly recommended for
any collection strong in independent and budget European travel in general and Southern Italy as
a specific destination! Oliver Berry and Brendan Sainsbury's BANFF, JASPER & GLACIER
NATIONAL PARKS (9781741794052, $19.99) details over sixty hikes and itineraries in these
two adjoining national parks and is a 'must' travel planner for any outdoors enthusiast heading to
the parks. From where to stay to 'must see' routes and historic viewing areas, this documents
them all! Korina Miller, et.al.'s GREEK ISLANDS (9781741798999, $22.99) provides a fine
assessment of life and attractions on Greece's chain of islands and is a 'must' for any independent
traveler heading to Greece. It packs in small maps, local attractions, places to stay and eat, and
cultural observations in a top pick for any who plan on wandering Greece's less-traveled
paths.

The Music Shelf

Languages of Global Hip Hop isn't just a music book: it's a sociology study wrapped in the
popular global hiphop movement and thus holds appeal for music and college-level sociology
collections alike. Unlike most discussions of hiphop culture, this offers a scholarly, detailed
analysis of the language and sentiments of hiphop as it relates to global business, economics,
culture and economics, offering a special focus on hiphop language and its underlying social
ramifications. Any interested in connections between music, language and society will find this
technical analysis astute and revealing!

When I Left Home: My Story offers a fine account of blues legend Buddy Guy and details his
journey from the South to Chicago, and his involvement in the blues music revolution that
evolved. Born a sharecropper's son, Guy worked the land and lived in a shack without electricity,
glass windows or running water. Self-taught as a blues guitar player, he came to find inspiration
in the music of John Lee Hooker and his contemporaries - and became part of a movement that
would inspire him to head north and change his life. A 'must' for any collection strong in blues
music history in general and the autobiographies of blues musicians in particular.

Dave Rubin's GUITAR GEAR OF THE GREATS: THE GUITARS, AMPS & EFFECTS
BEHIND THE SOUND OF 100 PLAYERS (9781849380713, $19.99) comes from a music
historian who surveys the gear, licks and lives of 100 top guitarists in a combination of book and
CD, including photos, tabulature, and an audio CD covering all licks in the book. From John Lee
Hooker and Tony Rice to Merle Travis, Pete Townshend, Buddy Guy and Dick Dale, this pairs
short biographies of each musician's style with history, coverage of the evolution of his sound,
tabulature of the lick, and everything needed to emulate it. Very highly recommended for any
serious guitar player looking for a solid guide to style. Bobby Owsinski's MUSIC 3.0: A
SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR MAKING MUSIC IN THE INTERNET AGE (9781458402899,
$24.99) appears in its second updated edition to offer an analysis of today's music business and
its future. Included in the review are insights into the industry's top professionals, analysis of
what has changed and what is being done differently, keys to using social media marketing tools,
and more. The tips on new low-cost high- and low-tech tips for marketing make this an
accessible powerful reference!

The Cookbook Shelf

SKINNY MS. SLOW COOKER: NATURAL RECIPES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
provides another 'Best of the Best' collection and is a top recommendation for any who would use
the slow cooker for healthier eating. It provides convenient slow cooker recipes that novice and
experienced cooks will appreciate and packs in natural ingredients, nutrition information and
calorie counts for each recipe, easy instructions and much more, pairing recipes with color photos
and basic slow cooker tips and information. Any collection strong in slow cooker recipes will
find this emphasis on low-calorie foods to be inviting!

Easy Does It Winners & Favorites comes packed with color photos and recipes that are very easy
to produce yet show with a professional elegance usually associated with hours of cooking and
expertise. And unlike Martha Stewart's books, you don't need to collect expensive Depression
glass to pull it off - all you need is very basic cooking skills and a desire to create show-stopping
results with very little expertise. Chapters are heavy on Southern dishes but round out the South
with other influences. Adaptations of classic dishes are provided along with keys to adding
something different, such as the classic Eggs Benedict served over cornbread. The result is an
attractive, easy cookbook suitable for entertaining and any general lending library.

Gluten-Free Cooking comes with the Betty Crocker stamp of quality and offers easy gluten-free
dishes for breakfast, main courses and even the more challenging (for gluten-free) baking of
breads and desserts. Over 150 recipes include select recipes form Silvana Nardone and Jean
Duane and pair with over seventy color photos, detailed nutrition information for all recipes, and
lists of ingredients to avoid and their gluten-free alternatives. There's no easier or better starting
point than Betty Crocker's Gluten-Free Cooking, and any general lending library will want
this.

Danish Cooking and Baking Traditions is a pick for any culinary collection looking for a specific
focus on Danish traditions outside the usual general European collection. It provides a focus on
traditional foods that are part of Danish meals, covering all courses and packing in over 170
recipes with step-by-step preparation directions to accompany an overall history of Danish
cuisine. 45 recipes for famous Danish desserts and sweets make for a fine presentation worthy of
any international cookery collection.

How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun: Accidental Discoveries and Unexpected Inspirations That
Shape What We Eat and Drink is a 'must' for any general lending library seeing popularity in
either trivia books, cookbooks, or both. It packs in fun vignettes and trivia about the quirky world
of kitchen invention, products and foods, and packs in keys to kitchen innovations through short
essays that attack popular myths and offer insights into food facts. A fun, compelling read for a
wide audience spiced with illustrations throughout by David Cole Wheeler, this is simply not to
be missed.

CHEESE AND CULTURE: A HISTORY OF CHEESE AND ITS PLACE IN WESTERN
CIVILIZATION offers a fascinating story behind different types of cheese and how it came to be,
and explores some basic principles of cheese science and technology in the course of an in-depth
look at choose, its origins and development from early times to modern. From how different
cheeses have been shaped by their natural environment to the roles they played in local
economies and trade, this provides a fine historical view connecting cheese and culture and is a
'must' for any collection strong in culinary history.

The Kitchen Diva's Diabetic Cookbook: 150 Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Diabetics and Those
Who Dine With Them provides a fine guide for cooks at all skill levels who want to create easy,
affordable meals to address the needs of prediabetics and people with diabetic-related
complications. Her cooking blends American and ethnic dishes with comfort food basics that
have been adapted for diabetics, offering seven chapters of dishes suitable for everyday meals
and parties alike. Any diabetic cookery collection needs this!

THE HAMPTONS: FOOD, FAMILY, AND HISTORY provides an oversized and lovely survey
from an author and photographer who shares over 130 healthy seasonal dishes and family
favorites from the Hamptons region of the country. Lovely photos and art document the author's
travels, culinary discoveries, and insights into the Hamptons and her life with designer Ralph
Lauren and their three children. This is the fourth book in her personal lifestyle genre which
blend memories with food and local insights, and will be a pick for culinary and cultural holdings
alike.

The Pets/Wildlife Shelf

WHAT THE ROBIN KNOWS: HOW BIRDS REVEAL THE SECRETS OF THE NATURAL
WORLD offers techniques from birding help beginning birders and general readers to understand
a bird's perceptions and animal language and behaviors in general. It offers keys to expanding
awareness while shrinking disturbances, and uses bird language to blend Native insights with
current scientific research to lend deeper perspective on the natural world and connections and
interactions in nature. Highly recommended for science and general holdings, alike!

CAT DADDY: WHAT THE WORLD'S MOST INCORRIGIBLE CAT TAUGHT ME ABOUT
LIFE, LOVE AND COMING CLEAN comes from a cat trainer who hosts the show My Cat
From Hell, just renewed for a third season. It provides a memoir of how he became a 'cat
whisperer' and shows how he moved from being a musician with multiple addictions to an
animal shelter worker and a gifted cat trainer. His approach to cat care offers much to cat owners
and cat fanciers and will appeal to any general lending collection.

Carolyn A. Sink and Nicole M. Weinstein's PRACTICAL VETERINARY URINALYSIS
(9780470958247, $59.99) is a fine preference for any veterinary laboratory and covers sample
handling guidelines, dry chemical analysis, diagnostic techniques and procedures for any who
interpret urinalysis testing in animals. From a review of renal physiology to an assessment of
urine sample techniques and analysis, this covers basic and advanced diagnostic tests and
provides solid information for more efficient urinalysis testing. A 'must' for any vet's reference
and for veterinary students. Sandra N. Koch, Sheila M.F. Torres and Donald C. Plumb's
CANINE AND FELINE DERMATOLOGY DRUG HANDBOOK (9781405198967, $69.99)
provides a compact reference summarizing dermatological drugs for dogs and cat, and covers all
oral, topical and injectable medications. Each drug listing includes contraindications, dosage,
formulations, side-effects, drug interactions and more, and is organized as a quick, at-a-glance
reference suitable for clinical use. No veterinary operation should be without it!

The Automotive Shelf

STREET SLEEPERS: THE ART OF THE DECEPTIVELY FAST CAR provides a fine survey
of car acceleration and how to use different tricks to both make the car faster and make it look
deceptively slow in competition. It examines exactly how these tricks are mechanically
accomplished, considering the 'sleeper' car that looks stodgy but rips off the line at an awesome
rate of speed. Owners of many of the country's 'sleepers' contribute their insider's tips to this fine
account, which is packed with color photos and mechanical insights throughout!

The Computer Shelf

Core HTML5 Canvas: Graphics, Animation, and Game Development provides dozens of
real-world uses of the Canvas API, from interactively drawing shapes and restoring the drawing
surface to using text controls, filtering images, and using advanced techniques for collision
detection and custom controls for sliders and more. It covers everything from using Canvas on
mobile applications to animations and modeling physical systems, and provides fine technical
chapters packed with code and peppered with color screen shot examples of Canvas in action.
The result is a top technical pick for any collection looking for basic programmer insights on the
Canvas structure.

SCALA FOR THE IMPATIENT is a 'must' for any collection strong in Scala programming, and
offers developers keys to what Scala can do. It offers a code-based manual that is quick to
reference and easy to apply, packed with hands-on activities and tips to using Scala's many
advanced functions, such as its collections library. Learn how to create and use concurrent
programs and how to use and apply the Scala type system with a fine guide to its advanced
programming powers. Topics are accompanied by code, exercises and real-world applications for
maximum impact.

Ian McLean's RAPID REVIEW MCTS EXAM - 70-662 (9780735656103, $29.99) is a 'must' for
any exam-taker reviewing the exam, and offers a quick method for assessing readiness for MCTS
Exam 70-662. The guide walks you through the exam, provides checklists and review questions,
and provides tips and links for further study. From installing and configuring Exchange Servers
to monitoring and reporting, this packs in keys to configuration and common usage and is geared
to the exam specs and objectives. Any exam-taker needs this quick reference to assure they are
ready for the real thing - and computer and education collections alike will find it a solid
acquisition. Joyce Cox, Joan Lambert and Curtis Frye's STEP BY STEP MICROSOFT OFFICE
PROFESSIONAL 2010 (9780735626956, $44.99) provides a step-by-step guide to building
spreadsheets, performing calculations, and creating a polished final report using Microsoft Office
Professional, and is a pick for any collection seeking a comprehensive tutorial on Microsoft
Office Professional 2010. It's packed with numbered steps, accompanying screenshots to check
work, and tips for streamlining the entire process, and is a powerful pick for any who would learn
Office Professional 2010.

iOS Hacker's Handbook provides all the basics of iOS, Apple's mobile operating system for the
iPhone and iPad, and considers the inherent vulnerabilities of the iOS operating system and how
it can be overcome. Chapters cover security software, kernel debugging, and provides all the
tools needed to understand and foil attacks. From how the operating system works to its
underlying risks, this is a 'must' for any working with the iOS system who wants a complete
guide to its operations and security risks.

TAP, MOVE, SHAKE: TURNING YOUR GAME IDEAS INTO IPHONE & IPAD APPS is a
'must have' reference for any who would develop games for iPhone and iPad applications. The
author taught himself how to create an iPhone game in a week with no previous knowledge of
Apple's development tools, and now develops smartphone games and apps full time. Coders can
use this book to develop real products for the App Store, and receive keys to getting started and
developing best practices in the course of writing games. All the basics are covered, along with
common game development challenges.

NOOK Tablet: The Missing Manual should go with any first-time NOOK user's package and
provides all the basics of getting up to speed quickly using the NOOK Tablet. From downloading
ebooks and games to using it to enjoy magazines, TV shows and movies, this offers keys to
browsing the web, checking email, logging into Facebook, and much more, and is a special
recommendation for new NOOK users who want to get the most from their new NOOK.

MY KINDLE FIRE offers step-by-step color instructions for using Amazon's latest Kindle and is
a 'must' for any new owner of the Fire. It tells what to do to overcome common problems or
limitations, offers keys to getting the most from the Kindle Fire, and teaches all the basics of
using the Fire to maximum advantage, from getting more out of its battery to converting personal
documents for use on the Fire and using large music libraries. From managing subscription costs
to fine-tuning, this is a 'must' for any Kindle Fire owner, and for collections appealing to general
computer users.

The Mystery/Suspense Shelf

TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY offers a fine blend of thriller, suspense, and mystery and
continues the story of CIA agent Jordan Sandor, who first appeared in TARGETS OF
DECEPTION and here faces off a top terrorist agent from Iran's Revolutionary Guard. A secret
alliance crosses international borders, involves espionage and intrigue, and centers around a plot
to strike at the heart of America - unless agent Sandor can prevent it. A fine, fast-paced thriller
evolves, perfect for any general lending library!

FINAL SAIL: A DEAD-END JOB MYSTERY returns the eleventh book in her series and here
has the husband-and-wife PI team Helen and Phil searching for a jewel smuggler. Helen is
working undercover on a private yacht and finds her hands full not only with drinks but with
missing her husband and setting the stage for capturing a killer, when things begin to go awry
and a sailing trip turns into a struggle for survival on the seas. FINAL SAIL is gripping,
intriguing, and filled with satisfying twists and turns: a solid pick for any mystery holding.

Michael Norman's SKELETON PICNIC (9781590585511, $24.95) provides a fine J.D. Books
mystery and tells of third generation Utah residents Rolly and Abigail Rogers, who turn up
missing after a weekend searching for valuable antiquities. It's up to local Bureau of Land
Management Law Enforcement Ranger J.D. Books to help - and an investigation turns up not
only many clues, but a puzzling series of events that point to the involvement of a group of
assailants, not just one. Could it be a group of armed Indian police, or something more? An
outstanding survey evolves, perfect for any mystery holding. Tina Whittle's DARKER THAN
ANY SHADOW (9781590585467, $24.95) tells of Tai Randolph, who is feeling the summer
heat in Atlanta and struggling with a new relationship when she faces an added complication: the
murder of a poet friend of her best childhood friend Rico. A national poetry slam turns deadly as
she tries to clear her friend's name and finds herself involved in more than she can handle. Any
mystery collection will find this an involving story!

The Audiobook Shelf

SUBLIMINAL: HOW YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND RULES YOUR BEHAVIOR uses wit
and insight to examine the research affecting judgments, perceptions, and the conscious and
unconscious mind, and is a pick for any general collection seeing an interest in psychology. It
considers the latest research on the subliminal self and discusses how the human kind works and
how we interact with peers and family alike. A 'must' for any general lending library, this audio
version brings the basics to life.

James Patterson's & Maxine Paetro's 11TH HOUR (9781611134148, $24.98) is narrated by
January LaVoy, a New York actress who has extensive performance credits and whose smooth
and evocative voice lends to a powerful story of Lindsay Boxer, who is both pregnant and
investigating the discovery of severed heads in a movie star's garden. Her involvement in a
bizarre crime leads to revelations about her own life and an alienation even from her husband in
this moving saga of danger and revelation. Joel Stein's MANMADE: A STUPID QUEST FOR
MASCULINITY (9781611133077, $26.98) is humor columnist Stein's first audiobook and
follows his attempt to acquire as many manly skills as possible in order to be a father to his
newborn son. His quest leads to some amazing jobs, fun encounters, and close insights on the
nature of masculinity in this revealing survey. Sherrilyn Kenyon's BORN OF SILENCE
(9781607885887, $29.98) receives a fine reading from Holter Graham, who has narrated
numerous award-winning audios and who here brings to life the story of Zarya, whose entire
family is murdered because of one man's greed. Zarya is forced to grow up in hell and becomes a
resistance leader, with her goal of topping the government that destroyed her family and
childhood - but a mysterious man enters her world and will bring with him betrayal and danger to
her cause in this gripping saga of international intrigue.

The Education Shelf

The second updated edition of Living the Questions: A Guide for Teacher-Researchers offers
chapters explaining the research process, research activities that enable hands-on demonstration
of strategies and techniques, and essays in which teachers share their projects and results. As
such it's a complete step-by-step guide to designing and publishing research and a key pick for
any educator's collection; particularly those interested in connecting research to classroom
results.

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STRATEGIC READING GROUPS: GUIDING READERS IN THE MIDDLE GRADES by
Jennifer Berne and Sophie Degener (9781452202860, $27.95) is a pick for educators working
with grades 4-8 and provides a collection of strategies for classroom management and
assessment. It provides a tested working model for middle-grade readers and is packed with tips
and formulas teachers will find immediately applicable and successful teaching tools. SCHOOL
CLIMATE 2.0: PREVENTING CYBERBULLYING AND SEXTING ONE CLASSROOM AT
A TIME (9781412997836, $29.95) provides a specific, positive strategy educators can apply to
help prevent cyberbullying and sexting among teens, and is a pick for parents as well as
educators. It offers a holistic approach that involves teachers and parents in the process, comes
from national leaders in preventing cyberbullying, and analyzes underlying issues relating to
young people and technology. Parents and educators alike will find this a powerful guide. Nina
Jones Morel and Carla Staton Cushman's HOW TO BUILD AN INSTRUCTIONAL
COACHING PROGRAM FOR MAXIMUM CAPACITY (9781452202891, $36.95) teaches the
basics of how to build an effective school coaching program, considering the value of coaches in
improving schools and leading to staff and student success. It offers an overview of a successful
coaching program, provides data to help refine such an effort, and includes a Facilitator's Guide
packed with resources, vignettes, and brain-based learning activities for groups. A 'must' for any
serious educator's collection!

The Business Shelf

Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and
How You Can Achieve Yours is a pick for any business or economics holding strong in realizing
potential. It's based on the author's popular Stanford University lectures and reveals how to
achieve this potential in a business environment, teaching the difference between IQ and
emotional intelligence, the PQ factor that evolves from a combination of both, and how it can be
improved in as little as 21 days. Techniques and tools for higher-level thinking make for a fine
game plan for any who would move up the intelligence ladder.

JUDGMENT CALLS: 12 STORIES OF BIG DECISIONS AND THE TEAMS THAT GOT
THEM RIGHT provides a fine survey that shares twelve stories of organizations that used skills
and knowledge to build an organizational decision-making capability to effect positive changes
from within. The stories offers a case for organization intelligence development and suggest
ways to modify an organization's structure to make the most of its collective powers of judgment
and creativity. Any business collection catering to organization executives will find this a
winning approach.

Gini Dietrich and Geoff Livingston's MARKETING IN THE ROUND: HOW TO DEVELOP
AN INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN THE DIGITAL ERA (0789749173, $24.99)
tells how to create a flexible, integrated marketing hub bridging all kinds of efforts from PR and
sales to advertising, social media and an entire company's team. Then learn how to use this hub
to address customer needs individually using the tools and platforms that deliver the most results
for the least cost. This is a powerful survey that covers everything from iPad apps to using
measurement and assessment techniques to better effect, covering everything from the risks of
the top-down approach to customer relations to more effectively blending marketing efforts with
the latest communications options. Evan Bailyn's OUTSMARTING SOCIAL MEDIA:
PROFITING IN THE AGE OF FRIENDSHIP MARKETING (0789749394, $19.99) documents
the battle between Google and Facebook and reveals the basics of attracting friendship-based
recommendations that motivate customers more than the traditional ad approach. It analyzes
business and social media, search services, and tells how to begin profiting from personal
relationships, teaching the new basics of social media likes and comments and showing how to
use social discovery to deliver attractive consumer messages. Any business involved in social
media marketing will relish this!

The Power in a Link
David Gowell
Wiley
c/o Wiley Professional Trade Group
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
9781118134672, $19.95, www.wiley.com

THE POWER IN A LINK: OPEN DOORS, CLOSE DEALS, AND CHANGE THE WAY YOU
DO BUSINESS USING LINKEDIN is for any business collection strong in social media
marketing who wants a specific guide to using LinkedIn. This isn't just another social media tool
- it's a huge professional online network that holds over 120 million users in more than two
countries. The narrowed focus to LinkedIn provided here will allow any business professional to
understand its networks and how to leverage business and personal advancements using its
unique set-up and potentials. Most business books only lightly touch upon LinkedIn's
opportunities, so it's refreshing to find a dedicated guide that covers all its untapped business
wealth.

The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf

Any fan of comic artist R. Crumb will want The Complete Crumb Comics V. 1: The Early Years
of Bitter Struggle. Here are black and white panels packed with Crumb's unique blend of humor
and observation of social and political scenarios. It's a rich collection of fun early drawings that
include some journal entries and a centerfold of large 'zine color panels from 1959 to the early
60s. The result is a powerful collection highly recommended for any definitive R. Crumb or
graphic novel holding!

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Prequel is a 'must' for any graphic novel collection and provides a
slim but color illustration-packed survey revolving around Snake Eyes and Roadblock, the most
dangerous of all the JOEs. The two have powerful differences that need to be addressed so they
can focus on their common enemy in this vivid drama that brings combat to life in graphic novel
format.

Harvey Pekar's Cleveland provides a fine celebration of the city he loved and provides a lovely
survey of Cleveland culture spiced with Joseph Remnant's black and white illustrations. It
celebrates Pekar's growing up in Cleveland, his experiences in the city, and his love of the region
and it is one of his last graphic novels, blending city history and culture with the author's own ups
and downs. Graphic novel and Cleveland collections will relish this!

The Photography Shelf

Collect Contemporary: Photography packs in over 150 illustrations, most in full color, to provide
a fine collection of modern photography and discussions of the process of acquiring photographic
works. Forty photographers are discussed in detail including biographies of their lives,
inspirations, training and influences on the field, while the selection covers many different
countries. A fine survey, this is a recommended pick for any contemporary photography
holding.

BUNNY YEAGER'S BEAUTIFUL BACKSIDES gathers pinup photos of the female derriere
from an archive of Yeager's top models from the 1950s to the 1970s, and provides a playful
collection of images shot at all kinds of locations. These are black and white nude and semi-nude
shots and is a fine pick for any collection strong in pinup art in general and Bunny Yeager's
perspectives in particular.

The Social Issues Shelf

GENETIC JUSTICE: DNA DATA BANKS, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND CIVIL
LIBERTIES is for any interested in balancing public safety and personal freedom, and surveys
DNA databases and their pros and cons. It presents a new vision of justice based on DNA
samples and effects of DNA evidence on the criminal justice system, and offers an assessment of
the social and ethical issues raised by DNA testing. Any college-level criminal justice collection
needs this wide-ranging probe into the effects of DNA evidence on criminal justice efforts.

THE ROAD TO FREEDOM: HOW TO WIN THE FIGHT FOR FREE ENTERPRISE provides
a powerful moral defense of free enterprise and offers a concrete plan for defending America's
core economic values from the doctrine of redistributive fairness. It considers elements of
upward mobility and personal responsibility which lie at the heart of a healthy free enterprise
system and considers how policymakers have weakened these traditions through government
expansion and corporate involvement - and it tells how to return our system to its inherent roots.
A 'must' for any political or social issues collection debating American values.

THE CORNBREAD MAFIA: A HOMEGROWN SYNDICATE'S CODE OF SILENCE AND
THE BIGGEST MARIJUANA BUST IN AMERICAN HISTORY tells of a 1987 effort by one
Johnny Boone to grow and harvest one of the greatest outdoor marijuana crops in modern times:
an endeavor which would lead to the rise of the largest marijuana syndicate in America. Author
James Higdon's relationship with Boone, currently a federal fugitive, made him the first
journalist subpoenaed under Obama's administration and lends to a powerful account here, fueled
by personal knowledge of events. It's a powerful account of investigative journalism and deserves
a place in journalism and social issues holdings alike, documenting the evolution of a
world-changing syndicate.

Alla A. Yaroshinskaya's CHERNOBYL: CRIME WITHOUT PUNISHMENT (9781412842969,
$39.95) remedies a long-standing lack in the literature by reprinting original papers from Russian
scientists describing the aftermath of the event, and is a 'must' for any collection strong in nuclear
disaster analysis. It gathers firsthand accounts from those who lived through the disaster, and
comes from a reporter who defied the Soviet bureaucracy to get this information out to the rest of
the world. From the nuclear lobby inside and outside the former Soviet Union to government
attempts to handle its aftermath, this is a powerful survey for any social issues or nuclear studies
collection. Wendell Bell's MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE (9781412842624, $44.95) is a
recommendation for college-level social issues and environmental issues holdings alike and
comes from a futurist who shows how our current ideas of alternative tomorrows serve as
motivators for present-day change. Chapters pair autobiography with analysis of how human life
affects the world, offering important connections between social and personal perceptions and
actions. The result is a fine account perfect for those who would appreciate the memoir style
documenting social change.

Put Some Charm in Your Quilts: Instructions for both paper & traditional piecing provides a fine
step-by-step colorful guide to charm square packs and paper piecing, and provides easy project
specifications, materials, directions and more for many simple projects, from place mats to quilts
and coasters. The projects offer easy methods of using charm square packets most effectively and
make for a fine survey highly recommended for any quilter's collection.

Dynamic Quilts with Easy Curves: 19 Projects to Stack, Shuffle and Sew provides crafters with a
fine set of beginner-friendly projects designed to teach the basics of curved piecing without
headache. Instructions offer designs by quilter author Karla Alexander as well as opportunities to
cut your own curves freehand, and provide designs that use modern fabrics and a range of
options. With its color photos and patterns, this is a fine pick for any quilter's library.

HAPPY HOME could also have been featured in our 'Home and Garden' section but is reviewed
here for its fine collection of sewing and craft projects for the home, packing in step-by-step
sewing ideas with color photos by Tim Geaney throughout. It comes from the creator of Sis
Boom Fabrics and covers everything from vintage projects to whimsical home decor, from
aprons to laundry bags and pillows, and offers easy step-by-step directions. An inside cover
packet of patterns accompanies a hardcover lay-flat binding suitable for any sewer's pursuit!

FRESH FROM THE GARDEN; NEW DESIGNS BY DODI LEE POULSEN FOR TWO
SISTERS AT SQUIRREL HOLLOW offers sixteen easy quilting projects perfect for home
decorating, and offers a garden themed collection packed with fun fabrics and lively color.
Large-sized simple color patterns accompany tips on fabric requirements, assembly instructions,
and making place mats, napkins, and much more. Needlework collections seeking very easy
projects will find this a great starting point.

Stitch Workshop: Herringbone Stitch: Basic Techniques, Advanced Results packs in nearly thirty
projects in a range of styles and patterns demonstrating the herringbone stitch and its uses, and is
a pick for any working on beaded jewelry projects and needlework. It is arranged by order of
difficulty so assumes a chronological learning path that helps learners readily absorb all the basic
steps in an easy progressive fashion. Color photos and fun pack this fine guide, recommended for
needlework and crafting collections alike.

Liberated Medallion Quilts offers seven "how to" projects to unleash creativity and draw
connections between the medallion quilt motif and inspirational designs based on it. From
different approaches to color and patterns to trimming and using discarded materials and design
to produce winning new Medallion motifs, this is packed with photos of Medallion quilts and
absorbing insights into their creation. A fine pick for any quilter's collection, this includes
patterns, materials, descriptions of the possibilities, and enough inspiration to prompt quilters to
experiment with their own medallion quilts!

KNIT RED is the first book of its kind to mix style and soul with heart health education and
features some 30 eye-catching red garment and accessory patterns from various industry names.
The designers here share their garments and patterns as well as their personal experiences with
heart disease and tips on how to stay heart healthy, creating an unusual discussion of knitting
projects and heart healthy awareness. A fine pick for any health or knitting holding, alike!

It's that time of the year again, when the calendars for 2012 begin to hit the market, and first in is
the annual winning pairing of quilt art with an engagement calendar book format suitable for any
busy quilter. The spiral binding allows for lay-flat access, the presenting of 54 quilts, each facing
a full page for days of the week, is bright and eye-catching, and the calendar pairs the very best of
both worlds: appointments and the latest winning quilt art. A perfect gift for that busy quilter
who already has a big stash of material!

The Money/Finance Shelf

The sixth updated edition of Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability provides a fine personal
finance guide to any who want to understand the process of qualifying for social security
disability benefits. It comes packed with forms and samples covering both Disability and
Supplemental Security income and is updated to cover all the latest facts on how to prove a
disability and understand chances for benefits. From locating disability criteria for specific
medical conditions to appealing if denied and understanding disability benefits for children, this
is a top reference for any general lending library.

Learn how to protect your family with a fine guide to easy estate planning, covering the basics of
probate, wills, trusts, and much more. This has been completely updated to reflect the latest
federal and state laws, applies in all states except Louisiana, and will save readers thousands in
attorney fees, outlining the latest legal strategies for individuals and businesses and how to
understand the basics of probate law and estate planning. A 'must' for any general lending library,
especially those with strong self-help legal sections or aging clientele.

Social Security for Dummies covers everything you need to know about the system, from
determining when you quality for benefits for either retirement or disability to handling a bad
decision from the Administration and understanding the program's funding sources. Sidebars of
information, checklists, and a very simple format assume no prior familiarity with social
security's system and makes for an easy fact-filled guide recommended for any general lending
collection, especially those catering to older adults.

The Library Science Shelf

The Cybrarian's Web: An A-Z Guide to 101 Free Web 2.0 Tools and Other Resources provides a
guide to free Web 2.0 tools and their applications in libraries and information centers, and is a
pick for information professionals who want to incorporate the latest new tech tools to connect
and collaborate patron activities. From launching an events blog and publicizing programs to
starting an ebook lending program and hosting virtual exhibits, this packs in 101 listings of tools
and their varied applications, and offers examples of how real-world libraries are using these
resources to link to and improve user services. Very highly recommended.

The Philosophy Shelf

The fourth updated edition of Philosophy of Social Science has been completely revised and
updated to include three new chapters (on philosophical anthropology, functionalism as a
research program, and theories of cultural evolution) and expanded discussions of interpretive
social science and continental philosophers. College-level economics, political science and social
science holdings as well as those strong in philosophy will find it packed with analysis on the
philosophical foundations of the human sciences, serving as a basic introduction to connections
between social science and philosophy.

The Science Shelf

The Forces of Nature: Our Quest to Conquer the Planet follows the migration routes of the
earliest modern humans and considers why our ancestors chose to settle down in places that were
utopias - and which often held spiritual overtones and influences. It considers how scientific
events were often equated with divine wrath or goodness, offers ancient spiritual texts to offer a
different perspective on influences upon human population shifts, and provides a fine survey that
moves into modern times in charting population shifts into dangerous areas that no technology
can help. An important survey between places and natural influences evolves!

Radio Interferometry and Satellite Tracking provides a fine resource addressing the critical issue
of space communications and satellites that are proliferating so much that they are causing
overcrowded orbits - and it provides a fine understanding of radio interferometers for tracking
and monitoring satellites in overcrowded conditions. Radio interferometer hardware, receiving
equipment, signal processing and more are covered in a technical survey of different types of
interferometers, recent technical developments, and more. Any collection strong in satellite
electronics will find this a winning survey.

The Language Studies Shelf

The Natural Histories of Pliny the Elder: An Advanced Reader and Grammar Review is for
students of Latin reading original works by Latin authors, and uses the works of one Pliny the
Elder to offer text paired with grammatical reviews, examples from Latin, sentence exercises
based on his writings, and vocabulary lists and a glossary. The result has been classroom-tested
by the author and motivates students in the study of Latin.

The Architecture Shelf

ECO-HOUSE RENOVATIONS: 40 GREEN HOUSE CONVERSIONS reviews the major
considerations needed to oversee a home's conversion to an ecologically sound new house, and
provides a design book useful for architects and homeowners alike. Over forty projects around
the country include homes that have been reconfigured and renovated, added to or modified.
Nearly 300 photos and building plans offer a combination of reference material and design
insights perfect for homeowner and architect collections alike!

The second updated edition of Realistic Animation, Lighting & Sound offers over 20 modeling
projects and covers the basics of installing streetlights, using fiber optics, and creating working
windmills and crossing signals for model layouts. Railroaders will find this offers step-by-step
projects that originally appeared in Model railroader magazine, with a focus on how animation
effects lend life and excitement to the traditional layout, so will find this the perfect item of
choice for any project.

The Crafts Shelf

Unconventional Chain Mail Jewelry offers keys to incorporating dyed leather, beads and more
into the usually-plain chain mail jewelry style, and is a fine pick for any jewelry looking to do
something different with chain mail jewelry. From the basics of several different kinds of chain
mail weaves for ideas for incorporating other materials, this provides over twenty projects to
explore and includes gallery photos with more jewelry ideas, making for a fine guide for any
jewelry crafter's collection!

The Religion/Spirituality Shelf

BELONGING HERE: A GUIDE FOR THE SPIRITUALLY SENSITIVE PERSON uses Dr.
Blackstone's personal story plus her thirty years psychotherapy practice to offer insights on how
to blend personal healing and spiritual awakening through her Realization Process. This offers an
exploration of five of the most common challenges of the spiritually sensitive and includes
exercises for overcoming each, teaching how to live authentically in a trying world, and is a pick
for new age and spirituality collections alike.

The Christian Studies Shelf

Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World is a fundamental spirituality guide that tells
how to lead a spiritual life despite harmful relationships, toxic media, addictive habits, and bad
influences all around. And the spiritual 'toxins' take a toll on a personal relationship with God,
also. This outlines common hazardous thoughts and dangerous influences that come from
cultural pressures, ethical ambiguity, and more - and provides keys to connecting with a deeper
personal spirituality unaffected by the slings and arrows of the outside world. Christians who
want insights into having a relationship with God will find this a powerful survey indeed!

Charlene Smith and John Feister's THEA'S SONG: THE LIFE OF THEA BOWMAN
(9781570759628, $18.00) provides a fine biography that will appeal equally to spirituality and
civil rights issues holdings, and tells of a black girl born in Mississippi who joined a convent of
white Catholic sisters in Wisconsin. Thea fought prejudice and inspired others, and her story is
captured in a riveting blend of historical and social examination that brings her world and beliefs
to life. It's powerful on many levels and assures that Thea's life and contributions won't be
forgotten. Diana L. Hayes' FORGED IN THE FIERY FURNACE: AFRICAN AMERICAN
SPIRITUALITY (9781570754722, $22.00) describes the origins of African American
spirituality, developments during slavery and changes brought about by the Civil Rights
Movement, and much more, offering a link between evolving African-American spirituality and
social issues of this country. From the effects of the rise of black leadership to the increased
involvement and power of women in the church, this is packed with important insights key to any
spirituality collection!

The Theatre/Cinema/TV Shelf

The second updated edition of Bankroll: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films is a top
recommendation for any film collection appealing to would-be filmmakers who all struggle with
the basic issue of locating funding. Actor/producers and writer/producers who struggle to locate
funding for feature films receive a fine guide from a successful Hollywood producer whose
efforts have netted over twenty million dollars over the years. Chapters cover the basics of
creating and marketing a project, handling the legal issues arising from funding, and offer lessons
based on his own real-world experiences. The wealth of detail makes this a 'must' for any who
would follow in his footsteps - and avoid the pitfalls!

FAT, DRUNK, & STUPID: THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE MAKING OF "ANIMAL
HOUSE" offers a behind-the-scenes examination of the making of the film, packs in unique
photos, and uses exclusive new interviews with the film's director, fellow producer Ivan Reitman,
and others to consider Animal House's history, scripting, casting, and success. It offers hilarious
and pointed observations of a 'little film' that turned into a box-office sensation, and comes form
one who was on board with the film throughout its creation. Any fan of Animal House - and any
film collection or general-interest library - will find this a fun set of insider observations.

Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema provides a fine overview of British
saucy cinema and is a special recommendation for any collection strong in British humor. Its
focus is on British sex film from its beginnings in Nudist Paradise through its heyday with the
Confession series and its demise in the early 1980s. This new revised, expanded edition features
a filmography and new interviews and facts from stars and producers associated with the era,
enhancing the black and white photos and discussions throughout, Any film or British cultural
history holding will find this a winner!

The Cabin in the Woods: The Official Visual Companion is a recommendation for any film
collection where CABIN IN THE WOODS or horror films in general are of interest, and
provides a fine selection of in-depth interviews, the movie's full screenplay, production art, and
color photos. This is an in-depth coverage of a complicated horror film, and a 'must' for any who
would analyze the film's underlying concepts. Any film library strong in the horror film genre
will find this a fine choice!

A New History of Documentary Film
Jack C. Ellis and Betsy A. McLane
Continuum International Publishing Group
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 704, New York, NY 10038
9780826417510, $29.95, www.continuumbooks.com

A New History of Documentary Film in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
provides a fine retelling of the genre's history and influences, and offers a wide-ranging survey of
documentary films that have evolved in the era of cable TV, digital video, and more. It considers
changing commentary, emotional involvement techniques, changed subject matter and social
presentation, and much more, and is a fine guide for any who would study the evolution of
documentary film.

Any collection strong in performing arts history and culture will find Digital Technical Theater
Simplified a fine guide reviewing digital tools currently available for the stage. From lighting and
audio and video to media servers and computerized control, this reads like a text and opens each
chapter with a short quiz to help readers determine their own skills levels. All chapters offer
examples of technology in action and case studies of how professionals incorporate digital
techniques into theater productions, making this a fine guide for any involved in the performing
arts.

The Military Shelf

Those Who Have Borne the Battle
James Wright
Public Affairs
250 West 57th St., Suite 1321, New York NY 10107
9781610390729, $27.99, www.publicaffairsbooks.com

THOSE WHO HAVE BORNE BATTLE: A HISTORY OF AMERICA'S WARS AND THOSE
WHO FOUGHT THEM provides a powerful history of this country's changing relationship with
its armed forces and comes from a historian and former marine who uses history to investigate
America's wars. From the Revolutionary generation's difficulty assuming an obligation to
veterans that changed by the start of the War of 1812 to the Civil War's policy of establishing
national cemeteries for its soldiers, this is packed with fine reference details perfect for any
military history collection.

FEARLESS: THE UNDAUNTED COURAGE AND ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF NAVY
SEAL TEAM SIX OPERATOR ADAM BROWN tells of a Navy SEAL team member who died
during a firefight in the mountains of Afghanistan, and tells how he overcame physical
disabilities to become a team member. Interviews with family, friends and teammates offers a
fine portrait of an Arkansas farmboy who originally fell in with the wrong crowd and became
addicted to crack cocaine, wound up in jail, and eventually found love and redemption. His
family helped him, the love of his future wife gave him the strength to recover, and he fulfilled
his dream of becoming a Navy SEAL, overcoming injuries that included being shot and blinded
in one eye and having the fingers of his shooting hand crushed in a Humvee accident in
Afghanistan. It's an inspirational, powerful pick for any military collection and many a general
interest or spirituality holding.

Robert Stirling's SAS ULTIMATE GUIDE TO COMBAT: HOW TO FIGHT AND SURVIVE
IN MODERN WARFARE (9781849087636, $25.95) provides a new combat handbook from a
special forces soldier with a focus on modern fighting techniques, and is a 'must' for any military
collection. Stirling is a combat veteran of Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and more, and here
provides a complete training manual soldiers will want to check out. It's packed with tips boot
camp doesn't teach - and offers a blend of personal experience and insights from operations that
were successes and failures. 150 color and 100 black and white how-to illustrations and photos
make this a fine, practical survey of the latest combat strategies. Shawn Carpenter, et.al.'s DAY
OF THE RANGERS: SOMALIA 1993 (9781849087674, $24.95) provides a fine survey that
pairs historical background with twenty scenarios of battle suitable for wargame players, and is a
pick for military collections where wargames are of interest. It provides a range of tactical
challenges for Force on Force players, and offers detailed battles and scenarios perfect for
wargame players.

The Political Science Shelf

TRICKLE DOWN TYRANNY: CRUSHING OBAMA'S DREAM OF THE SOCIALIST
STATES OF AMERICA offers political collections a call to arms attacking Obama's policies and
years in office, and will especially appeal to holdings catering to right-wing readers. It accuses
Obama of threatening civil liberties and changing the U.S. into a virtual dictatorship, and
criticizes his domestic and foreign policy choices alike, outlining specific laws and actions of the
Obama administration and advocating a move to stop Obama from gaining another term in
office. Food for thought.

The Biography Shelf

14 MINUTES: A RUNNING LEGEND'S LIFE AND DEATH AND LIFE is a powerful memoir
recommended not only for athletes and fans of Alberto Salazar, but for any interested in survival
accounts. The author was clinically dead for a world record: 14 minutes. His memoir includes a
history of the evolution of running competitions, his place in that world, and the changes that
affected his life after being clinically dead for an impossible amount of time, then returned to life.
His is a striking account, hard to put down and recommended for sports and general interest
holdings alike.

TRUE STRENGTH: MY JOURNEY FROM HERCULES TO MERE MORTAL AND HOW
NEARLY DYING SAVED MY LIFE deserves ongoing mention as a powerful autobiography
and tells of a strong actor who portrayed an invincible demigod on TV but suffered three strokes
from an aneurysm in his shoulder that sent blood clots throughout his body. Left partially blind
and incapacitated at just thirty-eight years old, Sorbo and his Hollywood associates hid his
condition from the media even as an unbelievable recovery was being made. A powerful
testimony, this deserves ongoing attention and recommendation for any film or general public
lending library's collection.

The Literary Studies Shelf

LIVING WITH BOOKS could have been featured in many of our columns, from 'Home and
Garden' to 'The Arts'. It's reviewed here so that any who love books won't miss its inspiring
review of how to house and display a collection in the home. Illustrations and text cover
shelving, lighting, and a blend of artistic presentation and practical arrangement of a book
collection. It packs in color photos of book lovers and their collection displays, includes a healthy
dose of interior design basics, and is a 'must' for any literary, arts, or home and interior design
holding!

Sylvia Plath and the Mythology of Women Writers provides a college-level survey dedicated to
considering the rise of the legend of Sylvia Plath's women readership, and is a fine discussion
identifying the illusions of this readership and the anti-feminist roots of such perceptions. It
exposes our cultural biases against women readers and reveals how the mythology has shaped the
production and critical analysis of Plath's works, offering insights on book reviews, films and TV
shows alike. A fine choice for any literary collection strong in Plath's writings, and for any
women's issues holding as well.

Between the House and the Chicken Yard: The Masks of Flannery O'Connor is an ongoing
recommendation for any college-level holding strong in the works and analysis of Flannery
O'Connor, offering an in-depth critical study of her spiritual, Southern and intellectual roots.
Here are considerations of a woman who left no memoirs or autobiographical writings, leaving
future analyses to bridge the gap and provide details of her life and perspective from her other
works. Here her letters, manuscripts and previously unpublished letters are used to consider how
O'Connor defined herself; not just how critics have presented her. Any collection with extensive
information on O'Connor will find this key to a thorough consideration of her life and
perspectives.

The Nautical Shelf

Further Offshore deserves ongoing recommendation for any sailor who has already had extensive
experience sailing or racing, but who wants to move to the next level of bluewater or offshore
sailing. It's packed with everything from equipping a boat to the psychological changes needed to
make this transition, is backed by the author's years of sailing and sail training, and is a 'must
have' reference accompaniment to his newer, safety-oriented survey Safer Offshore. There are
plenty of books on sailing, but this should be among the standard references on the shelf, as it
holds timeless details.

The second updated edition of MARINE MEDICINE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE offers a
fine pocket guide preparing mariners for travel and covers everything form how to identify
hazardous marine life to being safe under any conditions. Other marine books have covered this,
but this book offers a compact format and easy first aid strategies that lend to being included in
any basic care kit, and comes from two internationally recognized experts in emergency
medicine. From CPR and treating dental injuries to hazardous marine life, cuts, and marine
communications to include evacuations at sea, this is packed with invaluable information.

The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf

Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 offers stories that are tops in their field, reprinting winning
stories in the Nebula Awards, voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers
of America. Stories by such notables as Harlan Ellison, James Tiptree Jr., Connie Willis and
more provide complete stories and excerpts, and represent some of the best writings of 2012. No
science fiction collection should be without this definitive survey!